Crossword answer
DEFT
4 letters · Used for 16 different clues · 125 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, October 5, 2026
Letter pattern
DEFT
Clues that lead to DEFT
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Adroit4Evening StandardOct 5, 2026
Skilful4Evening StandardSep 20, 2026
Nimble-fingered (rhymes with "heft")4Daily ThemedAug 6, 2026
Nimble4New York TimesJul 10, 2026
It's handy when your foot's half dead!4Evening StandardJun 9, 2026
Nimble-fingered4Wall Street JournalMay 26, 2026
Skillful4LA TimesMay 2, 2026
Artful4New York TimesMar 29, 2026
Not at all clumsy4Puzzle PageJan 19, 2026
Expert fed up with Thailand4The IndependentOct 1, 2025
Dexterous4The IndependentJun 16, 2025
Fed back to the beginning in dextrous style4Evening StandardMar 20, 2025
Artfully nimble4New York TimesFeb 25, 2025
Dextrous4Evening StandardJan 17, 2025
Skilled4Eugene ShefferOct 12, 2024
Dexterous or nimble (rhymes with "left")4Daily ThemedJul 27, 2021
About DEFT in crosswords
DEFT is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 125 times in our database across 16 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Adroit” in the Evening Standard crossword on October 5, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
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AURAVibe
BOGSSwampy spots
MAINStreet that might run all the way through town
VEEPSecond-in-command
RILEReally get to
FIATItalian automaker
UFOS"The X-Files" topic
LASTThe ultimate in cataclysmal astonishment!
AMEXCharger's option, informally
CUTSEconomies with meat?
LOLA___ Bunny, "Looney Tunes" character who is Bugs Bunny's girlfriend, and whose first name is also a lovely Filipino way to refer to one's nana
IMAY"That could work for me"
Every appearance of DEFT (125)
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Oct 5, 2026
Adroit · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Sep 20, 2026
Skilful · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Sep 14, 2026
Skilful · Daily Express · 3 Down
Aug 6, 2026
Nimble-fingered (rhymes with "heft") · Daily Themed · 29 Down
Aug 1, 2026
Adroit · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Jul 24, 2026
Adroit · Evening Standard · 25 Across
Jul 10, 2026
Nimble · New York Times · 28 Across
Jun 28, 2026
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Jun 9, 2026
It's handy when your foot's half dead! · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Jun 8, 2026
Skilful · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Jun 7, 2026
Adroit · Evening Standard · 16 Across
May 26, 2026
Nimble-fingered · Wall Street Journal · 3 Down
May 18, 2026
Adroit · Evening Standard · 31 Down
May 4, 2026
Adroit · Daily Express · 14 Across
May 4, 2026
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
May 2, 2026
Skillful · LA Times · Across
Apr 24, 2026
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Apr 5, 2026
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Mar 29, 2026
Artful · New York Times · 18 Down
Feb 19, 2026
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Feb 11, 2026
Adroit · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Jan 26, 2026
Adroit · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Jan 19, 2026
Not at all clumsy · Puzzle Page · 7 Across
Jan 14, 2026
Adroit · Evening Standard · 25 Across
Jan 2, 2026
Adroit · Evening Standard · 25 Across
Dec 16, 2025
Skillful · Newsday · Down
Dec 7, 2025
Adroit · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Nov 14, 2025
Adroit · New York Times · 60 Down
Nov 11, 2025
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Nov 1, 2025
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Oct 1, 2025
Expert fed up with Thailand · The Independent · 1 Down
Oct 1, 2025
Nimble-fingered · New York Times · 39 Across
Sep 12, 2025
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Aug 10, 2025
Adroit · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Aug 4, 2025
Adroit · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Jun 16, 2025
Dexterous · The Independent · 16 Down
May 14, 2025
Adroit · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Apr 17, 2025
Adroit · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Mar 20, 2025
Fed back to the beginning in dextrous style · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Mar 18, 2025
Skilful · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Feb 25, 2025
Artfully nimble · New York Times · 9 Down
Jan 17, 2025
Dextrous · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Nov 25, 2024
Adroit · Evening Standard · 25 Across
Oct 12, 2024
Skilled · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Down
Oct 10, 2024
Adroit · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Aug 26, 2024
Skilled · Eugene Sheffer · 48 Down
Aug 12, 2024
Skilled · Eugene Sheffer · 40 Down
Aug 10, 2024
Skilled · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Down
May 8, 2024
Skilful · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Apr 28, 2024
Dexterous · The Independent · 6 Across
Mar 15, 2024
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Oct 30, 2023
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Oct 9, 2023
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Sep 27, 2023
Adroit · Evening Standard · 25 Across
Jun 8, 2023
Dextrous · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Apr 21, 2023
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Apr 10, 2023
Adroit · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Apr 7, 2023
Adroit · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Feb 13, 2023
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Dec 30, 2022
Skilful · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Dec 9, 2022
Adroit · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Dec 5, 2022
Adroit · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Nov 21, 2022
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Nov 7, 2022
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Oct 4, 2022
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Sep 20, 2022
Dextrous · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Aug 31, 2022
Adroit · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Jun 8, 2022
Adroit · Evening Standard · 16 Across
May 22, 2022
Nimble-fingered (rhymes with "heft") · Daily Themed · 15 Down
Feb 7, 2022
Adroit · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Jan 24, 2022
Adroit · Evening Standard · 25 Across
Jan 19, 2022
Adroit · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Dec 15, 2021
Skilled · Eugene Sheffer · 7 Down
Nov 25, 2021
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Nov 1, 2021
Adroit · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Oct 29, 2021
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Sep 21, 2021
Adroit · Evening Standard · 25 Across
Sep 17, 2021
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Sep 15, 2021
Skilled · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Sep 13, 2021
Skilful · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Sep 7, 2021
Adroit · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Aug 20, 2021
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Aug 11, 2021
Adroit · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Jul 27, 2021
Dexterous or nimble (rhymes with "left") · Daily Themed · 10 Down
Jul 12, 2021
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Jun 30, 2021
Adroit · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Apr 12, 2021
It's handy when your foot's half dead! · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Apr 8, 2021
Skilful · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Mar 31, 2021
Adroit · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Mar 19, 2021
Adroit · Evening Standard · 25 Across
Feb 11, 2021
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Jan 13, 2021
Adroit · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Dec 16, 2020
Adroit · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Nov 26, 2020
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Nov 12, 2020
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Oct 16, 2020
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Aug 14, 2020
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Aug 10, 2020
Skilled · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Aug 4, 2020
Adroit · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Jul 14, 2020
Adroit · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Jul 6, 2020
Adroit · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Jun 25, 2020
Adroit · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Jun 16, 2020
Adroit · Evening Standard · 25 Across
May 25, 2020
Adroit · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Apr 17, 2020
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Apr 3, 2020
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Mar 2, 2020
Skilled · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Across
Jan 24, 2020
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Dec 9, 2019
Adroit · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Nov 11, 2019
Adroit · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Nov 8, 2019
Adroit · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Oct 29, 2019
Adroit · Evening Standard · 36 Down
Oct 21, 2019
Adroit · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Sep 18, 2019
Dexterous · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Sep 4, 2019
Skilled · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Aug 26, 2019
Skilled · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Feb 21, 2019
Adroit · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Jan 31, 2019
Adroit · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Jan 11, 2019
Skilful · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Dec 18, 2018
Fed back to the beginning in dextrous style · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Nov 14, 2018
Dextrous · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Oct 2, 2018
Adroit · Evening Standard · 25 Across
Aug 17, 2018
Adroit · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Mar 30, 2018
Skilful · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Feb 16, 2018
Adroit · Evening Standard · 21 Across